Jacob felbel



(No Model.)

. J. FELBEL.

- BLOTTBR.

No. 337,675. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

PATENT Erica.

JACOB FELBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BLOTTE'R.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,675, dated March 9, 1886.

Application filed September 24, 1885. Serial No. 178,023. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB FELBEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and. State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blotters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to blotting-pads of the type employing a block or former, over the under side of which are stretched sheets of blotting material, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and effective means for securing the ends of the sheets of blotting material upon the block or former.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a blotting-pad embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end thereof to more particularly show the end fastening, portions of the sheets of blotting material being broken away to afford a better view. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one end of a blotting-pad, showing in addition to the fastening illustrated at Fig. 3 a means for covering the ends of the blotting-sheets, certain portions being broken away to more clearly exhibit the construction.

In the several Views the same parts will be found designated by the same letters of reference.

A designates the blotting block or former, which, as usual, is curved on its under side and llat on top, as shown.

B represents a handle or knob, which is provided with a screw-stem, a, that is inserted into the block.

b b I) represent sheets of blotting-paper that cover the curved surface of the block, and have their ends turned over onto the flat side thereof, and are there secured in position.

The device for holding the ends of the blotting-paper upon the block is a bent lever, (marked 0,) the shorter arm of which ispreferably formed with a serrated edge to afford a better grip, and the longer arm provided with a finger-piece, d, for more convenient manipulation.

The bent lever c is journaled in ears or lugs e. secured to the block A at each side, and extends preferably the whole width of the block, as shown.

If it be desired to remove the blotters b b 6*, the bent lever c at each end of the block is simply turned up into the position indicated by the dotted lines at the left hand of Fig. 1, whereupon the blotters may be readily slipped off the block, and if others are to replace them their ends are simply pushed under thelevers while inverted, and the latter then merely turned down into the positions shown in full lines in the drawings.

During the initial turning down of the levers the short arms thereof engage with the top sheet of blotting-paper and compress the pile, and as they are forced to and past their axes of motion draw toward each other the opposite ends of the blotters and give the sheets a taut and sung fit about the block, and during the initial turning up of the ley'ers it will be understood that the short arms thereof will push the ends of the blotters outward, and thus render the removal of the sheets somewhat easier.

In the use of my improved fastening it is only necessary to employ one hand to secure or to detach the blotters at either end of the block, and, as will be seen, the work of either removing or replacing sheets of blottingpaper is extremely simple, and may be speedily accomplished.

As it may be found desirable to have the ends of the blotting-sheets concealed, I have provided, as at Fig. 4, a device, f, which is an angular sheet-metal plate, formed integral with the ears or brackets e, in which the le- -vers c c are fulcrumed, within which the ends of the blotting-sheets are accommodated and kept out of sight, as shown.

Having now so fully described my invention that those skilled in the art to which it appertains can make and use blotters containing my several improvements, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the block or former and journaled or fulcrumed above the same, the bent lever, one arm of which is adapted when turned down, as described, to draw and clamp the end of a piece of blotting-paper between its edge and the block or former, whereby the blotting-paper is givena snug and tight fit, as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 23d day of September, A. D. 1885.

Witnesses: JACOB FELBEL.

WM. L. VAN DERZEE, ANDREW W. STEIGER.

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